Kathy,

Glad about your little Sky bright spot.  You'll learn about that little
creature.  Lots of bird people on this list.

Praying for the meeting this evening.  Keep us posted... and the letter
about the lawyer... and the trial... and Matt's trip.  And peace for you in
the middle of this huge storm.

Big Hugs,
Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 12:18 PM
Subject: [ECHURCH-USA] The latest from Maine


> Hey Guys,
>         First  of all, on a brighter note, I thought that you guys could
> appreciate the fact that  we've become bird owners.  It was really a
rescue
> mission of sorts.  This kid had to get rid of his parakeet and so,
bravely,
> we took it in.  We have no clue whether it is male or female, or how old
it
> is yet.  We know very little about birds so feel free to give advice.  It
> has a pretty little song and it really likes talking while we are
> talking.  It's name was Sky, so I think that we'll just keep it that
> way.  this all happened pretty fast.
>         As you might expect, Darius has lent his full approval to the new
> adition.  With me taking up knitting and now the bird, Darius's opinion of
> us has been elevated somewhat, I believe.  I'm quite sure that he thinks
> that we are doing this all for him!
>         In other news, We have been denied a court appointed lawyer.
However, we
> have consulted with one of the criminal lawyers recommended to us and he
> has advised us to still not hire a lawyer and to appeal to the judge in
the
> case as to the unfairness of the plaintiffs having to pay for the
> defendant's lawyer.  So, Greg has written a letter of appeal.  I do hope
> that this matter gets settled quickly so that the trial can proceed next
> Tuesday, May 24.  Selfishly, I just want this over with so that we all
have
> a better clue as to what our future looks like.  I'm not the adventurous
> sort who thrives on the unknown.
>         Along those lines, we will be having our team meeting tomorrow, I
believe,
> to determine what should happen to Chris after next Tuesday.  I think that
> it is almost a given that he won't be coming home.  What we don't know is,
> if he will have to serve time and where he will go after that time is
> served.  This is when being a mother is so hard.
>         We are meeting with the chaplain this evening.  He wants to go in
with us
> when we vitis Chris to see how we interact together.  I have no clue if
> Chris has read my letter.  I'll probably find out this evening.  There's
> never a dull moment in the Du Bois household, that's for sure!
>         Oh, one more thing, my son Matt is coming home this evening!
Well, I
> mean, he's supposed to get home this evening.  Greg was instant messaging
> with him at noon and he was still packing and didn't have a ride to the
> airport yet.  He only had two hours to get everything done.  He's such a
> rotten planner.  I wish that he had received some of my genes, at least,
in
> that department.  Oh well, I'm pretty sure that he'll make it.  Please
pray
> that somehow, in God's mercy, we can all be together as a family over
these
> next two weeks while Matt is home.  Matt will be sleeping alone in Chris's
> room and, right now, the only people who can visit Chris are us, his legal
> guardians.  I guess that that is another reason that I would like the
trial
> to move forward next Tuesday.  Once Chris's future is settled, he will be
> able to have more visitors.
> Kathy
>